Wrestling
Expanded roster brings high expectations to Fox Chapel wrestling program
December 10, 2022
There’s one thing that becomes evident when visiting the Fox Chapel wrestling room at the school’s field house — plenty of wrestlers.
High school roundup for Dec. 7, 2022: Mt. Pleasant wrestling wins opener
December 7, 2022
No. 4 Mt. Pleasant rallied from an early deficit to defeat Albert Gallatin, 48-27, in a Section 2-2A wrestling match Wednesday night.
WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings for Dec. 6, 2022
December 6, 2022
Here are this week’s WPIAL team wrestling rankings. Teams are listed with overall record.
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Bethel Park, Plum headline Eastern Area Invitational
Bethel Park had one champion and 10 placewinners to grab the team title at the Eastern Area Invitational on Saturday at Gateway High School.
Penn-Trafford wrestlers in good position with mix of youth, experience
December 4, 2022
When A.J. Brentzel took over the Penn-Trafford wrestling program in 2019, his goal was to rebuild the program.
With an assist from football team, Penn Hills wrestling gets numbers boost
Dom Frollo looks around the wrestling room at Penn Hills and is happy with an opportunity to mentor young wrestlers.
Gateway wrestlers aim for postseason success
Arontay Heningcamp broke out last year for the Gateway wrestling team.
Mt. Pleasant wrestlers plan to reload, compete for section title
November 30, 2022
Mt. Pleasant wrestling team missed its goal last season of winning a WPIAL Class 2A title.
WPIAL Class 2A wrestlers to watch in 2022-23
WPIAL Class 2A wrestlers to watch:
WPIAL Class 2A wrestling preview: Burgettstown takes preseason favorite role
For the first time in 15 years, Burrell isn’t necessarily the wrestling team to beat in WPIAL Class 2A.
Latrobe looking to take next step in quest for WPIAL Class 3A wrestling title
November 29, 2022
Latrobe wrestling coach Mark Mears had high hopes for his Wildcats in 2021.
Roster depth, move to Class 2A boost Hampton wrestling team
November 26, 2022
For the first time in program history, the Hampton wrestling team can try to pick on someone its own size.
Excitement building for 1st Plum girls wrestling season
September 25, 2022
No workouts are yet official, but a number of girls at Plum are meeting in the high school wrestling room twice a week for sessions as excitement continues to build for the first Mustangs girls wrestling season in November.
Penn Hills notebook: Te’Shan Campbell joins coaching staff at Michigan State
September 4, 2022
Former Penn Hills wrestler Te’Shan Campbell will once again be involved with collegiate wrestling. Campbell, a 2015 PIAA champion at 170 pounds with the Indians, will join Michigan State’s coaching staff as a volunteer assistant.
Norwin’s Kyle Martin leads national team to duals title in Fargo
July 23, 2022
Called the “toughest wrestling tournament in the country,” the USA Wrestling National Championships represent a true test of talent for coaches and competitors.
Breaking down changes to the 2022-23 WPIAL wrestling alignment
July 18, 2022
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.
Excitement builds as Plum joins growing girls wrestling movement
July 17, 2022
When it became official last month that Plum will sanction a girls wrestling program, Saphia Davis was excited, but she was not 100% sure of the validity of the news.
PIAA votes to keep individual qualifiers in wrestling status quo
May 30, 2022
After months of debate, the PIAA Board of Directors decided to keep the number of qualifiers per region the same as the previous two-year cycle.
North Allegheny notebook: Rumpler wins pair of matches at nationals
May 14, 2022
North Allegheny girls wrestler Leyna Rumpler made an impact on the national scene, winning a pair of matches and advancing to the quarterfinals of the U17 USMC Women’s National Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, earlier this month.
Major change to PIAA wrestling tournament qualification process put on hold
May 4, 2022
A major change to the way the PIAA determines qualifiers for the state wrestling tournament has been put on hold.
